Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, December 23, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, December 23, 1982
Start: 1982-12-23T12:50
End: 1982-12-23T23:30
Location: Arkansas

December 23, 1982 · 21 events in 12 counties and zones

16 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 38
Property damage: $35 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

16 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Miller

When: December 23, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 123 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.300, -94.070

Tornado, Miller

When: December 23, 1:03 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 123 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.430, -94.000

Tornado, Miller

When: December 23, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 123 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.470, -93.930

Tornado, Hempstead

When: December 23, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hempstead County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.670, -93.600

Tornado, Nevada

When: December 23, 3:14 PM CST
Where: Nevada County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.730, -93.430

Hail, Pike

When: December 23, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.030, -93.500

Tornado, Clark

When: December 23, 4:23 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 34.120, -93.070

Tornado, Garland

When: December 23, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Garland County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.500, -93.080

Tornado, Hot Spring

When: December 23, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Hot Spring County
Rating: F3
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Injuries: 29 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 34.180, -93.920

Tornado, Saline

When: December 23, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Rating: F3
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.530, -92.650

Hail, Logan

When: December 23, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -93.950

Tornado, Logan

When: December 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.320, -93.720

Tornado, Faulkner

When: December 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Faulkner County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.030, -92.200

Tornado, Logan

When: December 23, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.320, -93.730

Tornado, White

When: December 23, 8:12 PM CST
Where: White County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.150, -92.120

Hail, Saline

When: December 23, 8:16 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: December 23, 8:35 PM CST
Where: White County
Coordinates: 35.350, -91.930

Tornado, Saline

When: December 23, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.630, -92.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: December 23, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Coordinates: 34.730, -92.280

Tornado, Pulaski

When: December 23, 8:57 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.680, -92.480

Tornado, Saline

When: December 23, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.780, -93.000

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9990437, 9990438, 9990439, 9990440, 9990441, 9990442, 9990443, 9990444, 9990445, 9990446, 9990447, 9990448, 9990449, 9990450, 9990451, 9990452, 9990453, 9990454, 9990455, 9990456, 9990457.